March 26, 2021 ~ Michigan PGA Executive Director Kevin Helm and Travel Michigan Vice President Dave Lorenz join Frank’s final broadcast to salute his long-standing support for northern Michigan golf and travel.

Frank Beckmann is a long time WJR broadcaster who has spent close to 20 years as host of the popular mid-morning program, “The Frank Beckmann Show.”  Beyond his weekday hosting duties, Frank is the University of Michigan football play-by-play announcer, a job he has held since 1981.  He was honored with the Top Michigan Sportscaster award numerous times, and in 2014 was awarded the Chris Schenkel Award by the National Football Foundation, making him a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Mr. Beckmann has been named “Best Midday Personality” by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, has been cited as Michigan’s top sportscaster for his work as the only person to broadcast games for all four of Detroit’s major sports teams, and has been inducted into both the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.